Saturday, December 31, 2022

‘Moses Prayer’ (Ps. 90:16)

‘Moses Prayer’ (Ps. 90:16)

I. Yahweh’s Nearness (Ps. 90:1)
A. In Spite Of Us…Gen. 6:5
1. “I Will Walk Among You”…Ex. 19:1-9; Lev. 26:1-13
2. “Go Again”…Hos. 2; 3:1-3
B. “I Have Guarded Them”…Jn. 17:1-12; Acts 5:17-41; 27
C. “In My Right Hand”…Rev. 1:20; 3:7-13; 7:9-17
II. “Just Like Grass” (Ps. 90:5)
A. “A Thousand Years, Like”…Ps. 90:4
1. “He Remembered”…Gen. 12:1-3; Ex. 6:1-5
2. Full Circle…Ex. 2:11-15, 3:1-20, 14
B. “Who Considers The Power Of Your Anger?” Ps. 90:7-11
1. Personally…Num. 20:3-13; Deut. 3:23-29
2. “Between The Dead And The Living”…Num. 16:41-50
C. No Delusions! Ps. 90:15
1. Long-Suffering, But…Ex. 34:6-8
2. Never Would’ve Thought…Num. 12:1-13; 14:26-38
III. Humbly (Ps. 90:12)
A. “Careful”…Deut. 6:1-3, 20-25
B. ‘Please Give Us Eyes That See’…Ps. 90:16; Deut. 29:2-15
C. Nothing Without Yah! Ps. 90:17; Ex. 33:12-17

Saturday, December 24, 2022

Responsible (Rev. 18:24)

Responsible (Rev. 18:24)

I. Diabolical (Nahum 3:1)
A. ‘Sheep To The Slaughter’…Gen. 6:11, 12; Num. 25:1-9; 2 Sam. 24:1-17; 1 Ki. 12:25-31
B. Stern Warnings…Gen. 9:1-6; Num. 33:50-56, 35:33, 34; 1 Ki. 13:1-6; Nahum 3
C. The Positive…2 Sam. 21:1-14
II. From A-Z (Matt. 23:34, 35)
A. ‘Moses Seat’…Jos. 1:1-9; Isa. 28:1-13; Matt. 15:1-20
B. ‘The Key Of Knowledge’…Lk. 11:37-54
1. “Seeking A Sign”…Lk. 11:29-32
2. “The Foolishness Of Yahweh”…1 Cor. 12:18-31
C. Charged…Acts 20:17-38; Jude 3-23; Lk. 17:1, 2
III. ‘Last Ride’ (Rev. 17:3)
A. “The Mother Of Prostitutes”…Rev. 17:5
1. “Origin And Birth”…Gen. 12:1-9; Ezek. 16:1-14, 44-52
2. Including…Rev. 11:7-10
B. Her Demise…Rev. 17:10-18
C. Rejoice! Rev. 18:20
1. Separation, In Time…Matt. 13:24-30; Rev. 18:1-8
2. No Earlier? Rev. 7:1-4; 14:1-5
3. “This Gospel”…Matt. 24:14; Rev. 14:6-13; 9:1-12
4. Finally! Rev. 18:16-24

Monday, December 12, 2022

The Food (Ezek. 3:3)

The Food (Ezek. 3:3)

I. Not The First Time (Gen. 6:13)
A. A ‘Message’ So…Gen. 1:26-31; 2:4-15
1. Unprecedented? Gen. 2:16, 17; 3:1-19; 4:8-12, 18-24
2. Far Reaching, But…Gen. 6:14-22
B. Another Justice Lesson…Gen. 18:17-21
1. Responsibility…Gen. 9
2. No Empty Words…Gen. 13:13
3. Judged! Gen. 18:17-33, 19:1-29
C. Life Saving Food (i.e. Lessons) 2 Pet. 3:1-7
II. Nourishment? (Deut. 5:1)
A. Better Than Manna…Deut. 8
B. The Great ‘Dietician’ Warned…Deut. 29
1. A Change In ‘Diet’…Ezek. 2
a. What Necessitates This? Ezek. 3:1-15
b. Contemporaries…Isa. 6; Jer. 1
2. Foretold…Am. 8:4-14
C. Food That Perishes…Matt. 3:1-12; 9:35-38; Jn. 6:22-29
III. One Last Time (Rev. 10:9)
A. Always A Blessing…Rev. 1:1-3
1. Frightening…vss. 12-20
2. Mixed…Rev. 10
B. Why So Bitter? Rev. 10:10
1. Flashback…Ezek. 21:1-20
2. Unfortunately…Rev. 6:9-11;
11:1-3; 13:5-10
C. Ultimately…Jn. 6:35-40; Rev. 2:8-11; 7:9-17; 14:6-20

Saturday, December 3, 2022

‘Dear Wicked’ (Isa. 57:21)

 ‘Dear Wicked’ (Isa. 57:21)

I. Incomprehensible? (Isa. 57:1)

  A. Misunderstood…Jer. 24:1-10; 2 Ki. 8:1-6

  B. No Return! Isa. 42:18-25; Am. 4

  C. “Oholibah Saw This”…Jer. 3:6-11; Ezek. 23:1-31


II. Sarcastically (Isa. 57:11)

  A. ‘Emergency Brake’, Discarded? Prov. 1:24-27

    1. Warning, Warning…Am. 4:6-11

    2. “I Called To You”…Prov. 1:20-23

    3. To Sum It Up…Isa. 57:3-11

  B. Don’t Cover Your Ears Now! Am. 4:12; Prov. 1:24-32

  C. “As If To A Festival”…Deut. 28:58-68; Lam. 2


III. Equal? (Isa. 57:15)

  A. In The Psalms…Ps. 32:5-11; 38; 51:1-17

  B. Very Clear…Isa. 57:14-21


Obedience (Heb. 5:8)

 Obedience (Heb. 5:8)

I. First (Isa. 28:16)

  A. Inability…Isa. 6

    1. Reminded…1 Chron. 28:1-8

      a. “Know”…vss 9, 10

      b. Experienced…2 Sam. 6:5-10; 24

      c. “Turned Away”…1 Ki. 11:1-13

    2. Before Isaiah…Isa. 6:8, 9

    3. Even Still…Isa. 28:7-13

  B. The Seraphim…Isa. 6:1-7

  C. Frightening…Jer. 2:32; 3:19-21


II. Next (Gen. 21:12)

  A. Not Quite There Yet…2 Sam. 24:1-4; Gen. 16:1-3, 21:8-14

  B. Unmistakably…Gen. 22:1-18; 1 Chron. 29:10-20

  C. Fear-Inspiring! Matt. 3:16, 17

    1. Insulted…Matt. 4:1-11; Jn. 7:1-8

    2. Stressed, Betrayed And Assaulted…Lk. 4:16-30; 22:39-46, 63-65

    3. Opportunities…Jn. 8:26, 27; Matt. 26:47-54


III. Extra Mile (Jn. 14:12)

  A. Beelzebub…Matt. 10:16-25; Acts 14:21, 22

  B. A Super High Bar…Rev. 13; 14; 17

  C. As Promised…Rom. 9:27-33


Friday, November 18, 2022

Walking With Yahweh (Gen. 5:22)

Walking With Yahweh (Gen. 5:22)

I. “Unseen?” (Heb. 11:3)
A. Nothing New…Ps. 94:1-7
1. Mind Blowing! Dan. 4:1-33
2. Badly…2 Ki. 18:17-35
B. In Denial…Gen. 49:10; 1 Sam. 16:1-3
1. Saul…1 Sam. 20:24-34
2. Ishbosheth…2 Sam. 2:1-11
3. One More…2 Sam. 16:1-4
C. In Contrast…1 Sam. 30:1-8
II. Significantly Different (Gen. 4:26)
A. What Do We Know? Gen. 4
1. Fearful…vss 10-24
2. He Noticed…vss 25, 26
B. We Can Fill In The…Gen. 5
1. Average…vss 1-21
2. ‘Stop The Presses!’ vss 22-24
a. Noah-Like…Gen. 6:1-6
b. Among The Greats…Heb. 11:1-40
III. “Follow Me!” (Matt. 16:24)
A. Defined…Jn. 13:1-17; Matt. 16:24-27
B. In Memory Of Enoch…Lk. 9:57-62

Monday, November 14, 2022

“What Is To Be Done For You?” (2 Ki. 4:13)

“What Is To Be Done For You?” (2 Ki. 4:13)

I. Opportunities (Lk. 7:37, 38)
A. I’m Talking To You…Mk. 4:1-9
1. Too Harsh? Mk. 4:10-20
2. House Rules…Lk. 9:62
3. In Contrast…Matt. 13:44
B. Taking Note…Lk. 7:36-50
II. Discerning (Matt. 7:21)
A. Lame…Gen. 4:1-5; 1 Sam. 15:13, 14; Mal. 1:6-10
B. Strained…Jud. 19
1. Shocked? Jud. 2:6-15; 20:1-13
2. Weeping…Jud. 20:18-26
3. Victory? vss 27-48
C. Completely Healthy! 2 Ki. 4:8-10
1. One Day…vss 11-17
2. Amazing…vss 18-37
3. Life Long! 2 Ki. 8:1-6
III. Yahshua’s Promise (Jn. 16:23)
A. Weeping…Matt. 5:1-12; Jn. 16
1. The World Will Rejoice…Jn. 16:1-20
2. Guaranteed…vss 21-32
B. “A Hundredfold”…Matt. 19:16-30

Sunday, November 6, 2022

Complex? (Deut. 28:49-51)

Complex? (Deut. 28:49-51)

I. Forthcoming (1 Sam. 2:9)
A. “A Mist Was Going Up”…Gen. 2:4-9
1. Unheard Of…Gen. 6:17, 18
2. Emotions? Gen. 3:8-13; 4:3-15; 6:5, 6
3. Later…Gen. 8:20-22
B. Barrenness…Deut. 7:6-14; Gen. 15:1-7; Jud. 13:1-5; 1 Sam. 1:1-5
1. Extremely Painful…1 Sam. 1:6-10
2. Why Now? vss 11-20
3. All Encompassing Words…1 Sam. 2:1-10
II. ‘No Empty Words’ (Deut. 32:47)
A. A Specific ‘Ransom’…Ex. 30:11-16; 2 Sam. 24:1-9
1. “Me And My House?”…2 Sam. 24:10-17
2. Favor? vss 18-25
3. Takeaway…Jos. 7:1-13
B. Shocked…Hab. 1:13
1. Initially…Jer. 20:1-6; Hab. 1:1-4
2. Can You Imagine?!?! Ezek. 8:16-18; Hab. 1:6-17
C. Once Again…Mal. 1:1-14; Matt. 21:33-46; Lk. 19:41-44
III. Three Strikes (Rom. 11:34)
A. Footsteps…Eccl. 1:9; Isa. 66:1, 2; Mal. 3:1-9
B. “The Whirlwind”…Hos. 8:1-12
1. Long Ago…Deut. 28:45-68
2. It Doesn’t Matter…Hab. 1:5; Acts 13:41
3. Only Yahweh…Rev. 13, 17
C. Finishing The Job His Way…Ezek. 38; 39:1-24

Saturday, November 5, 2022

“Another Heart” (1 Sam. 10:9)

“Another Heart” (1 Sam. 10:9)

I. Not That Hard? (Job 1:8)
A. “My Friend”…Isa. 41:8
A. No Cakewalk…Gen. 12:1-3
1. Okay, At First…Gen. 15:1-6; 16:1-3
2. How Does One Explain This? Gen. 21:1-7; 22:1-17
B. His Heart? Ps. 33:13-15; Job 2:1-3; 42:1-6, 10-17
C. No Heart? Deut. 29
1. Holding Back…vs 1-4
2. Yet And Still…vs 10-19
II. “Let Him Who Has An Ear” (Ps. 141:4)
A. The 2 Sauls…1 Sam. 9:19, 20, 10:9; Acts 8:1, 9:1, 2
1. In Common…Prov. 21:1
2. Choices And Transformation…1 Sam. 13:1-14; Acts 9:3-9, 17-22
B. ‘Another Heart?’ 1 Sam. 16:14, 15
1. Another Opportunity…1 Sam. 15:1-3
2. More Of The Same…1 Sam. 15:7-23; 18:6-16; 28:1-13
C. Making The Most From A…Acts 9:26-31
1. “Paul Stood Up”…Acts 13:13-52
2. Ready! Acts 20:20-38
III. Immediately! (Rev. 2:5)
A. Constant Diagnostic Testing …Rev. 2:1-7; Jas. 1:1-18; 2 Cor. 13:5
B. Restored or “Returned?” Lk. 22:21, 22; Jn. 21:9-19
C. Actions…Jas. 3:11-18

Sunday, October 23, 2022

Unstoppable (Lk. 19:40)

Unstoppable (Lk. 19:40)

I. Temporarily (Gen. 42:21)
A. A Double Take? Gen. 37:1-11
B. Without Knowing The…Gen. 37:19, 20
1. Not Very Promising…Gen. 37:13-36
2. In His Sandals…Gen. 39:1-20
C. Only Yahweh!!! Gen. 41:1
1. More Dreams…Gen. 40
2. Who Rules? Gen. 41
II. Knowing This (Dan. 4:35)
A. Unaccepting…Ps. 37:13
1. Contributing Factors…Ezek. 33:21-33
2. “Many Shepherds”…Jer. 12:1-17
B. Action Speaks…Jon. 3:1-5; Lk. 14:25-33; 18:1-8a
C. Constant Battle…Rom. 7:18-25; Matt. 26:36-46; Eph. 6:10-20
III. In ‘His’ Own Words (Isa. 10:24)
A. “Who Is Yahweh?” Ex. 5:1-11; 2 Ki. 18:19-37; Dan. 4:29, 30
B. “None Like Me!” Ex. 9:13-18; 2 Ki. 19:1-7
C. Or ‘Him’…Dan. 4:34, 35

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Unheard? (Jon. 4:2)

Unheard? (Jon. 4:2)

I. Quite Amazing, Really (Ps. 19:4)
A. Initiating By Nature…Gen. 4
1. Talking To Everyone…Gen. 2:15-17; 3:24
2. Fair Warning…Gen. 4:1-7
B. “Every House”…Heb. 3:4
1. In Contrast…Ps. 104:1-28
2. “Its Heat” 🌞 Ps. 19:1-6
C. Long Ago…Prov. 6
1. What If…Prov. 6:1-11
2. Just Like…Prov. 23:27-35
II. Indisputable Proof Of What? (Jas. 1:25)
A. The ‘Beloved Author’…2 Sam. 12:24, 25; 7:12-15
1. Pleased…1 Ki. 3:3-15; 10:1-9
2. “The Words Of The Preacher”…Eccl. 1:1; 2:1-10; 1 Ki. 4:29-34
B. Wise Instruction…Prov. 10:1, 17, 27; 11:21, 22, 31; 12:8, 15; 13:20, 21; 20:28
C. Unheard? 1 Ki. 11:1-11
1. Heavy Yoke…1 Ki. 12:3, 4
2. Vindictive…1 Ki. 11:28-40
III. More Seriously Than Ever (Matt. 5:29)
A. Missed It…Matt. 7:1-5; 16:1-4; 16:5-12; Jas. 1:19-24
B. Honestly…Matt. 5:29, 30;Lk. 18:18-25; 15:11-24

Thursday, September 29, 2022

‘The Sins Of Their Fathers’ (Jer. 16:12)

 ‘The Sins Of Their Fathers’ (Jer. 16:12)

I. Proof (2 Ki. 21:21)
A. Unmentionables? Gen. 5:18-24; 5:28-32
B. Making It Obvious…2 Chron. 30:7
1. Shocking Dereliction…Deut. 6:6-12; 2 Chron. 28
2. No Excuses…2 Chron. 29:1, 2
a. Atonement…2 Chron. 29:20-36
b. Conscientious…2 Chron. 30
C. Manasseh…2 Ki. 21:1-9
1. His Son? 2 Ki. 21:19-26
2. His Son! 2 Ki. 22:1-7
3. Condemning…Heb. 11:7; 2 Ki. 22:8-20
II. Object Lesson (Jer. 3:10)
A. “Keep On Hearing, Seeing”…Isa. 6:1-10
1. No Impact? Jer. 3:6-11
2. Why?? Jer. 16:1-13
B. 70+ Years Later…Ezra 9
C. Surely? Matt. 23:13-33
III. Have We Not Heard? (Jer. 34:9)
A. Oppression…Jer. 34:8-22
1. Till The End…Isa. 1:10-17; 58:1-12
2. Rich Attitude…Jas. 5:1-6;
Rev. 3:14-22
B. Change And Hope…Isa. 1:18-31; Ezek. 36:6-15

Friday, September 9, 2022

Deuteronomy’s Eternal Value (Deut. 29:14, 15)

Deuteronomy’s Eternal Value (Deut. 29:14, 15)

I. To Know Me (Deut. 4:10)
  A. Foundational…Deut. 4:15-40
  B. “The Whole Commandment”…Deut. 5:22-33
  C. “Yahweh Is One”…Deut. 6
    1. Essential…vs 5
    2. Effortless? vss 6-9

II. An Important Look Back (Deut. 9:6)
  A. The Past Matters…Deut. 1:19-33
    1. Unforgiven… Deut. 1:34-46; 3:23-29
    2. Esau, Moab, Ammon…Deut. 2:1-12
    3. Forgiven, But Not Forgotten…Deut. 9:6-21; 22-29
  B. Conditional Love…Deut. 11
    1. Testing…Chap. 13
    2. Respect For Authority…17:8-13
  C. Community Accountability…21:1-9; 24:1-4, 17-22; 26:1-15

III. Prophetic (Deut. 4:30)
  A. “From Among You”…Chap. 18:15
    1. Importance…Num. 12:3-8
    2. Much Further…18:16-22
  B. Israel’s Captivity…Deut. 4:25-31
    1. “Void Of Counsel”…32:15-35
    2. From “Power Gone” To…vss 36-43
  C. Israel’s Eternal Help…Deut. 33:26-29

Saturday, September 3, 2022

The ‘Mind Of Ephesus’ (Rev. 2:4)

The ‘Mind Of Ephesus’ (Rev. 2:4)

I. “Oil For My Head?” (Ps. 141:5)
A. Moving…1 Ki. 3:1-15; 8:22-9:3
1. Hard To Imagine…1 Ki. 11:1-8
2. Even More…vs. 11:9-13
B. So Good…2 Chron. 26:1-15
1. Stumbles…vs. 16
2. Excluded…vss. 17-23
II. ‘Self Talk’ (Lk. 12:19)
A. Good And Bad…Rom. 7:7-24
1. Servant-Leader Mindset…Eph. 3:1-13
2. Intentionally Grounded…1 Tim. 1:12-17; Phil. 3:12-21
B. Very Complimentary…Eph. 1:15-2:22
1. A Few Years Later…Rev. 2:1-7
2. Quite Similar…Lk. 12:13-21
a. “He Who Love’s?” Eccl. 5:10; Matt. 5:6; 7:7-11
b. It’s Pretty Obvious…Prov. 27:20; Lk. 16:19-31
III. Decision Time (Deut. 30:15)
A. Intentional…Heb. 2:1-4
B. The Stakes…Deut. 30:11-20

Sunday, August 28, 2022

“So That You May Believe” (Jn. 11:15)

 “So That You May Believe” (Jn. 11:15)

I. No Stranger (Ex. 19:9)
A. Quite Aware…Ex. 15:22-26; 16:1-9; 17:1-7
B. Supposed To…Ex. 19; Deut. 5:4-27
C. Still…Deut. 9:8-29
II. “Do You Not Yet Perceive?” (Matt. 16:9)
A. ‘Remarkable’ Events…Matt. 14:13-21; 15:32-39; 16:5-12
1. Many, Many…Matt. 8:1-17
2. Not To Mention…Lk. 4:16-30
B. Convinced? Lk. 16:19-31; Jn. 6:22-66
1. Purposely…Matt. 21:33-46
2. Betrayal…Matt. 27:3-10
C. Meant For You, But Not…Matt. 13:11-17
III. The ‘Meaning For You’ (Jn. 16:31)
A. Clearly…Jn. 12:9-11, 20-43
B. The ‘Sieve’…Am. 9

Saturday, August 20, 2022

‘Righteous’ (Ex. 6:1)

‘Righteous’ (Ex. 6:1)

I. His Ways And Means (Ex. 9:15)
A. Samson…Jud. 13
1. “His Mother And Father Did Not Know”…Jud. 14, 15
2. “Delilah”…Jud. 16
B. “For This Purpose”…Ex. 9:16
1. Why Not? Ex. 5:22-6:9
2. “The Finger Of Yahweh!”
Ex. 8:16-19; 10:1-20
3. Turn Back?? Ex. 14
II. Everything (Prov. 16:4)
A. Deserving…Jud. 9:1-5
1. Jotham…vs 6-21
2. “Where Is Your Mouth Now?” vs 22-57
B. Incomplete…2 Ki. 14:1-14; 2 Chron. 32:24-33
C. Respect…Isa. 6
1. Discerning The General Mood…vs 1-7
2. Advisable…vs 8-13; Matt. 13:1-17
III. Even More Important (Ezek. 38:16)
A. Devastating…Matt. 24:4-12; Rev. 6:9-11
B. Silence! 2 Sam. 24:10-14; Rev. 8:1-5
C. Satisfied…Ezek. 38

Saturday, August 13, 2022

Truly Living (Deut. 8:1)

Truly Living (Deut. 8:1)

I. Free (Gen. 2:9)
A. What’s The Message? Gen. 2:15-17; 9:1-7; 17:1-14
B. Very Transparent…Ex. 4:23, 24; Heb. 12:7-10; Isa. 29:16
C. The Enemy’s Background…Ezek. 28:11-16; Gen. 3:1-5
II. The “Whole Commandment” (Deut. 5:31)
A. Misconception? Zec. 7
1. “Shut The Doors”…Mal. 1:6-14
2. “Build The Tombs”…Lk. 11:37-52
B. Once And For All…Jn. 12:20-26
1. Weighty…vs 27-36
2. “I Know You”…Jer. 9:23, 24; Jn. 17
3. Looking Forward…Lk. 22:14-29
III. Endurance (Ps. 125:3)
A. Confident! Job 2:1-5
1. What’s The Message? Job 40
2. Joy? Acts 4
B. Not Being Negative…Deut. 8:1-5; Matt. 7:21-29
C. “A Good Land”…Deut. 8:6-11

Saturday, August 6, 2022

A Great Appreciation (Matt. 13:16, 17)

A Great Appreciation (Matt. 13:16, 17)

I. Rewarded (Lk. 2:25)
A. No Promises…Ruth 4:13-17
1. Strike One…Deut. 23:1-3
2. Strike Two…Ruth 1:11-13
3. Pure Love…Ruth 1:14-18
B. Rare…Matt. 3:7-12; 8:5-13
Lk. 4:16-30
1. Steadfast…Mic. 5; Lk. 2:25-35
2. “At That Very Hour”…Lk. 2:36-38
II. ‘Blessed Are You?’ (Dan. 12:10)
A. Like Her…Matt. 12:42
1. At The ‘True Well’…Jn. 4:4-28
2. “Woman Of The City”…Lk. 7:36-50
B. No Excuses…Lk. 19:1-10
1. Too Short? vs 4
2. Too Rich? vs 8
3. Too Poor? Lk. 21:1-4
C. But Not You…Matt. 21:33-46
III. “She Ran” (Gen. 24:20)
A. No Reason? Gen. 24
1. The Back Story…24:1-9
2. The Prayer…vs 10-14
3. Many Women! vs 15-61
B. The Greatest Of Women! Dan. 12:4
1. A ‘New Birth’…Rev. 12:1-6
2. Ousted…Rev. 12:7-17
3. “New Jerusalem”…Rev. 21:9-27


Saturday, July 30, 2022

‘Eyes That See’ (Deut. 4:33)

 ‘Eyes That See’ (Deut. 4:33)

I. ‘Who Could Have Known?’ (Ex. 12:37)
A. “He Believed!” Gen. 15:1-6
1. “Isaac Prayed”…Gen. 25:21; 26:1-5
2. “Jacob Made A Vow”…Gen. 28:10-22
3. Interpretations…Gen. 40
B. “The People Believed?” Ex. 4:27-31
1. Spectacular Sights! Ex. 12:29-42; 14; 19
2. Somehow…Num. 14:20-24
C. Optimistic? Deut. 29:1-8; 31:16-22
II. One Key? (1 Sam. 3:7)
A. Very Revealing…Ex.19; 25:1-9; Deut. 30:11-16; 32:1-14
B. Footsteps…Gen. 26:1-5; Lev. 10:1-6; 1 Sam. 2:27-36
C. Samuel…1 Sam. 3:1
1. Reaching Out…1 Sam. 3:1-9
2. Attitude…vs 10
3. A Continual Life Of…vss 20, 21; 7:3-17; 8:1-9; 12
III. “Keep Testing” (2 Cor. 13:5)
A. Moses Understood…Num. 20:2-13; Deut. 3:23-29; 9
B. Paul…Phil. 3; 1 Cor. 10:1-14
C. Given…Deut. 29:2-4; Matt. 7:7-11

Saturday, July 23, 2022

‘Jebus’ (1 Chron. 11:5)

 ‘Jebus’ (1 Chron. 11:5)

I. A Place So Special (Deut. 12:21)
A. Planned But Unrevealed…Gen. 15:18; Deut. 12
1. Reserved? Jud. 1:1, 2, 19-21; 19:1-12
2. It Was Finally Time…1 Chron. 11:4-8; 2 Sam. 5:1-10
B. No Coincidence…1 Ki. 8:1-11; 9:1-3; Ps. 132
C. Still…Deut. 4:1-14
1. Atonement…Ex. 30:11-16
2. Neglectful…2 Sam. 24:1-9
3. Justice…2 Sam. 24:10-25
II. Jerusalem’s Destiny (Dan. 9:26)
A. Bleak…Jer. 1:11-19; Matt. 24:1, 2
1. Issues…Ezek. 16:1-32; Lk. 11:37-52
2. Impossible? Deut. 28:52; Isa. 2:7, 8; Zeph. 1:12; Ezek 11:14, 15; 33:24; Matt. 3:9
B. “Desolate”…Dan. 9:27; 8:5-14; Matt. 24:15-28; Rev. 13
III. “My Eyes And My Heart” (1 Ki. 9:3)
A. The Price…Num. 35:30-34; Ps. 89:30-52; Isa. 40:1, 2; Jer. 16:14-18
B. “Rejoice With Jerusalem”…Jer. 32:36-41; Isa. 66:7-24

Friday, July 15, 2022

‘Significance?’ (Gen. 22:15-17)

‘Significance?’ (Gen. 22:15-17)

I. “I Will See It” (Gen. 9:16)
A. Too Lightly…Gen. 2:15-22
B. Noah, Daniel, Job…Gen. 5; 6:1-8; Heb. 6:7
C. ‘Let Him Who Has An Ear’…Gen. 9:1-17; Ps. 95; Isa. 66:1, 2
II. No Conflict (Lk. 4:5-7)
A. Understanding Power…Job 12:13-25; Dan. 10; Lk. 22:31-34; Rev. 20:1-3
B. Honestly…Deut. 13; 1 Ki. 13:1-32
C. Abraham, My Friend…Isa. 41:8
1. Protected…Gen. 20
2. Confidante…Gen. 15; 18:17-21
3. Retested…Gen. 22:1-17
III. ‘No Better’ (Rev. 2:10, 11)
A. It’s Just How We Can Be…2 Chron. 16:1-13
B. Perfectly…Matt. 13:18-23
C. ‘The Cost’…
1. “What Good Deed?” Matt. 19:16-30
2. Expectations…Matt. 10:34-42; Rev. 2:8-11
3. Watch! Lk. 21:34-36

Saturday, July 9, 2022

‘Moses And The Prophets’ (Lk. 16:29)

‘Moses And The Prophets’(Lk. 16:29)

I. Grossly Overlooked (1 Ki. 17:22)
A. Great Lengths…Ex. 19:1-9; 24:1-11; Lev. 16
B. Samuel…1 Sam. 3; 7:3-13; 8; 16:1-13
C. Elijah…1 Ki. 17:1-7
1. Life Sustaining…1 Ki. 17:8-16
2. Resurrecting…vs 17-24
3. Judging…1 Ki. 18
II. “More Than A Prophet” (Lk. 7:26)
A. The Magnitude Of “The Word”…Isa. 40:3-8
1. Bringing Value, “If?”…Matt. 11:7-19
2. Without The “Word”…Deut. 8:1-3; 29:1-9; Matt. 4:1-4;
Lk. 7:28-35
B. “John Did No Sign”…Jn. 10:41
1. Critical Info…Jn. 3:22-36
2. They Were Listening…Jn. 10:22-42
III. The Message (Lk. 16:24)
A. Hearing…Deut. 6:1-13
1. Always Communicating! Ps. 50:1-15
2. Unless…vs 16-22
B. Still…Mk. 12:28-34

Saturday, July 2, 2022

‘Forsaken?’ ( Isa. 49:7)

 ‘Forsaken?’ ( Isa. 49:7)

I. The ‘Big Picture’ (Isa. 45:6)
A. Preferably And Truthfully…Gen. 2:15-25; 9:1-17; 12:7; 26:1-5
1. However…Gen. 15:12-21; 25:21-23; Ex. 1:8-22; 9:13-21
2. As A Result…1 Sam. 4:1-11; 6:1-16; Rom. 9:1-29
B. With Or Without…Gen. 18:16-33; Jer. 27; Rom. 2:12-29
C. A Reckoning…Matt. 11:20-24; 12:38-42
II. Part Of The Story (Lam. 2:7)
A. Silver And Gold…Jer. 10:1-18; Dan. 11:36-39; Rev. 13; 19:11-21
B. Not If, But When…Deut. 31:16-22; Acts 20:17-31; Jer. 23:1-20
C. No Other Way…Prov. 20:30
1. “No Sound Spot”…Isa. 1:2-6; 5:1-7; Ezek. 8
2. Therefore…Deut. 28:15-68; Lam. 1
III. “A Mixed Multitude” (Ex. 12:38)
A. So Extraordinary And Powerful! Ex. 12:31
1. Far Reaching…Ex. 11
2. Go! Ex. 12:29-42
B. Like Never Before! Ezek. 37:28
1. “In The Latter Days”…Ezek. 37:1-14; Isa. 2:1-4
2. “Ten Men”…Zec. 8:13-23; Isa. 49:8-26

Friday, June 24, 2022

‘Zedekiah’ (Jer. 39:4, 5)

 ‘Zedekiah’ (Jer. 39:4, 5)

I. Josiah, No Excuse 2 Ki. 22:11)
A. His Fathers…2 Ki. 21
1. Manasseh…21:1-18
2. Amon…vs 19-26
B. At Age 8…2 Ki. 22
1. Effort…22:3-7
2. ‘Pierced At The Heart’(Investigation)vs 8-20
3. ‘Atoning Spirit’…2 Ki. 23:1-27
II. His Wayward Son (Jer. 21:1, 2)
A. From The Beginning (Yoke Bars) Jer. 27
1. A Lack Of Discernment…Jer. 28
2. Another Opportunity…Jer. 34:8-22
B. Strong Leadership? Jer. 38:5
1. Super Weak! Jer. 37
2. Even Worse! Jer. 38
C. Judged Accordingly…Jer. 39:1-7
III. “On The Sand” (Matt. 7:26)
A. ‘Choose Today!’ Jer. 21:8-10; Matt. 7: 24-27
B. Unfortunately…2 Tim. 4:9-18; 3:1-9
C. Unlike The ‘King’…Matt. 7:13, 14

Saturday, June 18, 2022

Do We?’ (Phil. 4:12)

Do We?’ (Phil. 4:12)

I. Focus Is Huge (Job 33:9, 10)
A. Admirable! Job 1:13-22; 2:1-10
B. Brutal…Job 2:11-13
1. Snapping…3:7-21; 7
2. Elihu…33
3. Yahweh…40:1-14
C. In The End! Job 42
II. The ‘Secret’ Revealed (Isa. 45:6, 7)
A. Only “Be Strong And Courageous!” Deut. 31:1-8
1. Reassuring…Jos. 1:1-9
2. “All Have Come To Pass”…Jos. 23
B. The Mind Of Yahweh? Isa. 40:1-14
1. If You Know Yahweh…Deut. 13; Ezek. 16:1-14; 23:1-21
2. Obviously…Jer. 2
3. After…Ezra 10:1-17; Jer. 32:36-44
III. Personal Confidence (Jn. 6:37)
A. Habakkuk…Hab. 3
B. Paul…Phil. 4:10-20
C. “This Is The Work Of”…Jn. 6:22-40